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​Train operators see bid for consumer-redress suit shelved to await Mastercard ruling

By Simon Zekaria ( September 23, 2019, 15:48 GMT | Insight) -- UK train operators won temporary relief today after a judge shelved an antitrust hearing to certify planned UK class-action lawsuits against them. The Competition Appeal Tribunal said certification of the claim brought by Justin Gutmann against First MTR South Western Trains, Stagecoach South Western Trains and London & South Eastern Railway over the pricing of rail tickets should wait for the outcome of Mastercard's challenge in the UK's top court to a ruling that revived a mass lawsuit over its card fees.UK train operators won temporary relief today after a judge shelved an antitrust hearing to certify planned UK class-action lawsuits against them....

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